Mortgages

Lighthouse moves over to MortgageBrain

Lighthouse Group plc has adopted MortgageBrain as its preferred sourcing solution for its advisers. Lighthouse’s...

Metro Bank unveils intermediary mortgage proposition

Metro Bank is to pilot intermediary distribution for its residential mortgages. The pilot is with...

AFI raises LTV ceiling on five-year fixes

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has increased the loan to value (LTV) on its five-year...

Unsecured adverse loan product announced

Promise Solutions is now distributing an unsecured loan product which will accept adverse credit...

New buy-to-let fixes from the Leeds

The Leeds Building Society has added a 5.99% three-year fixed rate deal to its...

The Yorkshire tempts lower LTV borrowers to ‘rollover’

Yorkshire Building Society has told homeowners with a shorter term left to run on...

New two-year fixes from the Skipton

Skipton Building Society has launched a new range of two-year fixed rate mortgages. Rates have...

The Leeds slashes rate of two-year fix

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its two-year fixed rate mortgage by...

IMLA member predictions “subdued”

Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association (IMLA) members believe that growth will remain slow for the...

The Hinckley & Rugby sees large rise in advances

Mortgage advances rose more than 68% at Hinckley & Rugby Building Society in the...

CML chairman calls for innovation

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) chairman Martijn Van der Heijden has called for...

The Leeds unveils new 10-year fix

Leeds Building Society has launched a new 10-year fixed rate mortgage available up to...

Virgin Money cuts Northern Rock rates

Virgin Money has cut interest rates across a number of its mortgage products. The...

Olympics to distort mortgage market, says CML

Gross mortgage lending in May was an estimated £12.2 billion, the Council of Mortgage...

COMMENT

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

We need to wait to get a clearer picture

It's been a week where the political and economic backdrop has moved almost as fast as rates themselves, and it's worth taking stock of...

Leasehold valuation reform: the consultation is asking only half the question

The Government's consultation on leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates is important because it will help determine what leaseholders pay to extend leases or buy freeholds,...

What commonhold will mean for mortgage lenders and brokers

Commonhold is often presented as the straightforward alternative to leasehold. It removes the freeholder, gives flat owners greater control and avoids some familiar problems...

Why you need to know what sits behind the average review score

There’s a funny thing about review scores. The better they are, the less likely we are to question them. If a company is sitting at...

Latest news

Millions of households exposed to financial shocks despite apparent stability

Millions of UK households that appear financially secure could struggle to absorb an unexpected...

The Mortgage Hut adopts Instamo tool to speed up mortgage applications

The Mortgage Hut has introduced Instamo's FastSubmit technology to reduce the amount of manual...

FCA sets out timetable for major expansion of anti-money laundering supervision

The FCA expects to begin taking over anti-money laundering supervision of legal, accountancy and...

MAB revenue rises as refinancing drives mortgage completions

Mortgage Advice Bureau reported an 8.6% increase in first-half revenue to £161.0m as higher...

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